Naod’s new life with Dundee forever family after fleeing Eritrea alone as a child

Naod Abrham, 17, has a smile that lights up the room. It belies the trauma of his childhood and a terrifying journey on a small boat across the English Channel after escaping his native Eritrea. But it reflects the love and security he has found...

The most-read pieces on Mining Technology in 2024

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Light-Controlled Ferroelectrics Could Revolutionize Future Electronics

An international team of scientists led by Le Phuong Hoang and Giuseppe Mercurio from European XFEL has unveiled a new way to manipulate the properties of ferroelectric materials using light, achieving control on ultrafast timescales. The...

Netsereab Azazi’s Book—Ona and Besekdira

I have written and spoken about Ona—a turning point in my life and among my peers. I thought that experience was as intense as life could get. Reliving those events shakes a person to the core; it is a deeply traumatic experience. What I saw...

SOST: “Three Ethiopian-Eritrean siblings reimagine a former community center as a vibrant three-story social hub in Shaw, blending hospitality and heritage to create an immersive destination where culture meets community”

1901 9th Street, NW courtesy SOST From a press release: “SOST, meaning “three” in Amharic language, is set to debut at 1901 9th St NW on Friday, December 13, in the heart of D.C.’s historic Shaw neighborhood. This three-story cultural destination...

Experts apply science to help resolve transboundary dispute

AFRICA The Nile, the world’s longest river, has a defining physical, economic and geopolitical influence on the African continent that continues to be the subject of great academic interest. For thousands of years, the river has been a vital...

Venezuela’s “Foreign Legion” in South Korea

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a rally on April 13, 2024 (Source | StringerAL, courtesy of Shutterstock) North Korea has had ties with Venezuela since 1965, but in the last two decades since the coming to power of dictator Hugo...

USAICS Creates Office of Research Training (1 DEC 1977)

by Lori S. Stewart, USAICoE Command Historian USAICS CREATES OFFICE OF RESERVE TRAINING On 1 December 1977, Col. Eugene S. Sanford stood up the Office of Reserve Training (ORT) at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School (USAICS), Fort...

Radio Erena: Eritrea's voice of hope under threat

This photograph shows a microphone with the logo of Erena radio Erythree International in Paris, on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Gregoire Campione / AFP) Paris: In Eritrea, one of the world's most repressive countries, a tiny independent radio...

DoD and SBA Approve First Set of Critical Technology SBICs

On October 22, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced approval of 13 inaugural small business investment company (SBIC) licensees and so-called green light approved investment funds pursuant to...

Household Pharmaceutical Disposal Practices, Community Understanding, and Readiness for Medicines Take-Back in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Introduction Medication consumption has increased over the past few decades.1 Substantial developments in the drug industry supplemented with enhanced access of the world population to medicines have contributed to the increase in medication...

Ethiopia’s grand renaissance dam a game changer in Nile Basin hydropolitics and water security

Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) on the Blue Nile river in the week of September when the country hosted the second African Climate Summit. The occasion was one of great celebration, national pride and...

Population-Specific Predictors of Immunologic Reconstitution Following Initiation of Combined Antiretroviral Therapy in Children: A Retrospective Observational Study from a 15-Year Cohort of HIV-Positive Children and Adolescents in Eritrea

Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.8 million [1.3 million–2.2 million] children aged 0–14 years are living with HIV-1 infection worldwide, 90% of whom are from Sub Saharan Africa. Since 2010, new HIV infections among...

UK MHRA trains worldwide laboratories in early detection of polio using breakthrough advanced technology

On World Polio Day, 24th October, 2024, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is highlighting our work training multiple World Health Organisation (WHO) polio laboratories around the world using an advanced molecular...

Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity promote scientific racism in AI search results

Sear points to Lynn’s estimation of the IQ of Angola being based on information from just 19 people and that of Eritrea being based on samples of children living in orphanages. “The problem with it is that the data Lynn used to generate this...

Embassy of Spain marks National Day; highlights growing ties with Qatar

Minister of Transport H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani; Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) H E Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi and Spain's Ambassador to Qatar H E Álvaro Renedo Zalba cutting the cake...

Rethinking “Western Civilization”: Africa and Europe in Historical Perspective

When students learn “Western Civilization” in schools and universities, the implicit message is that Europe has always been the world’s most advanced cultural and political region. The idea is that Greece gave us democracy, Rome gave us law, and...

Sub-Saharan Africa trade value up 9.7% but tariffs to hit growth

The value of Sub-Saharan Africa’s goods trade grew by 9.7% in the first half of the year versus the first half of 2024, the world’s fastest rate, but US tariffs are likely to weigh on growth and intra-Africa trade still lags other regions,...

Sub-Saharan Africa trade value up 9.7% but tariffs to hit growth

The value of Sub-Saharan Africa’s goods trade grew by 9.7% in the first half of the year versus the first half of 2024, the world’s fastest rate, but US tariffs are likely to weigh on growth and intra-Africa trade still lags other regions,...

Huge hubris: Who truly deserved Nobel Peace Prize in 2025?

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, announced last Friday, was awarded to Maria Corina Machado, leader of the opposition in Venezuela. There was significant public interest in the outcome before the announcement, largely because U.S. President Donald...